Abandoning literature for martial arts, starting by unleashing the beauty's bow.

The transmigrator's benefits have arrived.

Naturally, they wouldn't consider selling poems to make money.

With Daqing constantly engaged in battles, choosing a powerful skill for self-defense is the key to survival.

What skills should I learn?

There was no notification.

Just now, if I hadn't subconsciously skipped a stone across the water, I don't know when the benefits of being a transmigrator would have arrived.

What you can learn and what you can't learn, you can only figure out by yourself.

Lu Fengnian was clearly a man of action; he immediately got up from under the old willow tree.

Punching, kicking, running, high jumping, climbing trees, slacking off...

He tried all sorts of actions and skills, but the mental prompt never appeared; none of these were skills he could learn.

Lu Fengnian was in a dilemma. Could it be that he had no choice but to learn slingshotting?

After hesitating for a long time, he walked back to the old willow tree, picked up a stone, and threw it into the river again.

"Ding!"

The mechanical voice echoed in my heart once more:

A learnable skill – Slinging – has been detected. Do you want to learn it?

Number of skills currently available for learning: 1.

Lu Fengnian gritted his teeth, about to make a decision, when suddenly, a small figure appeared on the opposite bank of the river.

It was a thin little girl who looked about six or seven years old and was wearing tattered clothes. She was struggling to put a broken wooden basin full of clothes on the riverbank, preparing to wash them.

The moment he saw the girl, Lu Fengnian's eyes lit up. In a flash, he had an epiphany and knew exactly what he should study.

The girl's name was Zhang Tiantian, and she was the daughter of Widow Tian.

Widow Tian's husband was originally a hunter from Mao'er Village. Two years ago, he went hunting in the mountains and was slapped in the head by a black bear, losing half of his head and dying on the spot, leaving behind his widow and orphan.

To survive, Widow Tian became a prostitute and struggled to live with her daughter.

......

Seeing Zhang Tiantian inspired Lu Fengnian, and he became very certain that the skill he needed to learn was archery.

Whether the system will allow you to learn it or not, you'll have to try it to find out.

But to try, you need a bow and arrow.

With his experience and skills from his previous life, making a bow by hand would not be difficult for him.

However, this body is currently too weak. Even if I could make a bow, it would be time-consuming and laborious, and its power would probably not be up to par.

More importantly, whether archery skills can be learned is still unknown. If they cannot be learned, but a bow is made beforehand, it's a pure waste of time and energy.

There's a bow right in front of us, why not borrow it?

…………

At the westernmost end of Mao'er Village, a few dilapidated mud-brick houses are clustered together; this is the home of Widow Tian.

The old, dilapidated door was ajar, creaking and groaning in the wind.

Lu Fengnian walked to the door and knocked twice gently.

A woman's voice came from inside the house, "It's still early, come back later."

Lu Fengnian knocked twice more.

Soon, footsteps were heard, the door was opened, and Widow Tian, ​​whose face was covered with cheap rouge, was pale and haggard, and who was somewhat pretty, appeared.

Upon seeing Lu Fengnian, she was visibly startled, a look of surprise appearing on her face.

Lu Fengnian was the only scholar in Mao'er Village, and he was very proud and had always looked down on her, a vulgar prostitute who was considered uncivilized.

In the past, I would always take a detour when passing by her house, for fear of tarnishing the character of a scholar.

"All scholars are the same—hypocritical and sanctimonious!"

Widow Tian sneered inwardly, but put on a professional smile. "Scholar Lu, you've come a bit early. I haven't even opened for business yet."

Lu Fengnian explained in a low voice, "Sister Tian, ​​you've misunderstood..."

Widow Tian interrupted him directly, "What misunderstanding? You're already here, so don't be shy."

"Since you're a new customer, I'll open early today and give you a discount; it'll only cost eight coins."

Lu Fengnian raised his voice slightly and stated his purpose directly, "Sister Tian, ​​I've come here today to borrow your bow and arrows."

"Bow and arrow?"

Widow Tian was taken aback, then looked Lu Fengnian up and down suspiciously, and asked, "You want to go hunting in the mountains?"

Lu Fengnian nodded. "The poll tax is due soon, and I'd like to try my luck in the mountains."

Widow Tian shook her head. "This year's harvest was poor, and many people who used to make a living in the fields have gone to the mountains. The nearby forests have been plowed over and over again, so there's no chance for you to get lucky."

Now, if you want to hunt, you have to go deep into the mountains, and you have to cross the Blackwater Ridge at least.

Even seasoned hunters dare not venture easily into the other side of Blackwater Ridge.

You're a scholar who's never even touched a sickle or a hoe, let alone a bow and arrow.

"Go back quickly, give up the idea of ​​hunting as soon as possible. Staying alive is more important than anything else."

After saying that, he began to close the door.

Lu Fengnian pressed down on the door panel. "Sister Tian, ​​your bow is just sitting there anyway. Lend it to me. If I catch any game, I'll definitely share some with you."

Widow Tian curled her lips, "Lu, it's not that I look down on you, but with your physique, it's hard to say whether you can even make it to Blackwater Ridge, let alone hunt any prey."

My husband only left me this one thing that holds a special place in my heart. If I lend it to you and you lose it, who can I complain to?

Let's get out of here and stop lingering.

"It's improper for a scholar like you to loiter at the doorstep of a widow like me."

After a moment's thought, Lu Fengnian quickly took off his long robe, revealing a gray short jacket.

He handed the robe to Widow Tian, ​​saying, "Sister Tian, ​​although this robe is old, it can still fetch several dozen coins in the county, which is much more valuable than the bow you have."

"You lend me your bow and arrows, and I'll leave my robe as collateral. If I lose the bow and arrows, the robe is yours."

Widow Tian frowned, clearly hesitant.

Lu Fengnian added, "Sister Tian, ​​I apologize for anything I did wrong earlier."

After saying this, he bowed deeply to Widow Tian.

Widow Tian sighed, took the robe, silently turned around, and went into the house.

A moment later, he turned around, holding a long strip bound with hemp cloth in his hand, and a quiver containing thirteen arrows: ten bamboo arrows and three iron arrows.

Bamboo arrows are simple to make and inexpensive, and are used to shoot small animals such as rabbits and pheasants.

The arrowheads were made by grinding a broken blade, and were shaped like an inverted triangle.

Iron arrows are hard to come by and are extremely precious to ordinary hunters.

The precious iron arrows were only used when dealing with medium to large animals such as deer and wild boars.

Widow Tian handed the bow and arrows to Lu Fengnian and whispered, "Foraging for food in the mountains is not an easy task; it also hides dangers."

I'll say it again: don't be reckless; staying alive is the most important thing.

"Thank you, Sister Tian."

Lu Fengnian took the bow and arrow, thanked him, and quickly left.

…………

Lu Fengnian hadn't gone far when he ducked into a grove of trees by the roadside, eagerly untied the burlap sack, and took out the bow and arrows inside.

The bow is dark and heavy, made of bamboo, covered with cow horn pieces, and reinforced with cow tendons.

This bow is sturdy and durable, and quite powerful, capable of killing medium to large-sized prey.

The bow is a good bow, but its weight is clearly not ideal for Lu Fengnian.

His body was too weak to lift the bow even horizontally.

It took a lot of effort to tie the bowstring properly.

Lu Fengnian couldn't wait to take out a bamboo arrow, nock it to the bowstring, and with all his might, he managed to only slightly open the bowstring. After a quick aiming, he shot the arrow at an old tree ten steps away.

With a snap.

The arrow was shot, but it only flew less than six steps before falling crookedly to the ground.

Lu Fengnian couldn't help but blush.

At that moment, a mechanical voice resounded in his mind:

Ding!

A learnable skill – Archery – has been detected. Do you wish to learn it?

Number of skills currently available for learning: 1.

Lu Fengnian was overjoyed and made a decision without hesitation: Learn! Learn right now!

Then, a system panel resembling a water curtain appeared in his mind:

Archery: Beginner

Proficiency: 1/100

Number of learnable skills: 0